Dak Prescott
Quarterback
Drafted: Round 4 (#135 overall), 2016
Experience: 7 Years
College: Mississippi State
Contract: 4 yr(s)
$160,000,000
Signing Bonus $66,000,000 AAV$40,000,000 G'teed:$126,000,000 Free Agent:2025 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2021 Contract details by year 27 $2,750,000 $13,200,000 - $1,250,000 $17,200,000 $95,000,000
2022 Contract details by year 28 $1,600,000 $13,200,000 - $4,930,000 $19,730,000 $108,800,000
2023 Contract details by year 29 $1,700,000 $13,200,000 - $11,932,647 $26,832,647 $89,070,000
2024 Contract details by year 30 $29,000,000 $13,200,000 - $13,255,000 $55,455,000 $66,915,000
2025 Contract details by year 31 - $13,200,000 - $13,255,000 $40,460,000 $40,460,000
2026 Contract details by year 32 - - - $12,005,000 $12,005,000 -
2027 Contract details by year 33 - - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 -
2028 Contract details by year 34 - - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000 -
Contract Notes:
  • $95M fully guaranteed (signing bonus + 2021 salary + 2022 salary)
  • $31M 2023 salary fully guarantees on 3/20/2022 (injury guaranteed now)
  • 2024 Roster Bonus: $5M (3/18/2024)
  • Annual $500,000 deescalator for missing workouts
  • No-Tag clause
  • No-Trade clause
  • 2025-2028 are void years for cap purposes, automatically void 2 days prior to the start of the 2025 league year
  • 2026 void year will allow the 2022 base salary to be restructured
  • Annual Super Bowl win + 50% snaps: $1M
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2016 Player Cash Earnings $450,000 $383,393 - $1,176,937
2017 Player Cash Earnings $540,000 - - $941,006
2018 Player Cash Earnings $630,000 - - $630,000
2019 Player Cash Earnings $2,025,000 - - $2,155,229
2020 Player Cash Earnings $31,409,000 - - $31,414,653
2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,750,000 $66,000,000 - $75,000,000
2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,600,000 - - $20,000,000
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,700,000 - - $31,000,000
8 seasons $41,104,000 $66,383,393 - $162,317,825

Cap Hit

#2
Quarterback
#1
Dallas Cowboys
#2
NFL

AAV

#11
Quarterback
#11
NFL

Cash

#11
Quarterback
#13
NFL
  • Mar 18 2024

    Converted a $5M roster bonus into signing bonus, adding 2 additional void years, clearing $4M of cap with Dallas (DAL)

  • Mar 10 2023

    Converted $29.2M of 2023 salary into signing bonus, clearing $22M of cap with Dallas (DAL)

  • Dec 9 2022

    Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration against Indianapolis (IND)

  • Mar 8 2022

    Converted $18.4M of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $14.4M of cap space with Dallas (DAL)

  • Jan 20 2022

    Fined $25,000 Conduct detrimental to the league (comments toward officials)

  • Sep 7 2021

    Converted $6.25M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $5M of cap space with Dallas (DAL)

  • Mar 9 2021

    Signed a 4 year $160 million contract extension with Dallas (DAL)

  • Mar 9 2021

    Offered a 1 year $37.69 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)

  • Mar 16 2020

    Signed a 1 year $31.4 million franchise tag by Dallas (DAL)

  • May 31 2016

    Signed a 4 year $2.72 million contract with Dallas (DAL)

  • Apr 30 2016

    Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#135 overall)